WORD USAGE - "I DID MY BEST" VS "I DID THE BEST I COULD" - ENGLISH ...
Apr 13, 2017 "I did my best" is all on me. I swept aside all obstacles, and this was my very best possible performance. "I did the best I could" allows for working within the obstacles set before … From ell.stackexchange.com
WORD CHOICE - WAY OF / TO / FOR - WAY OF / TO / FOR - ENGLISH …
Mar 25, 2015 The best way to use "the best way" is to follow it with an infinitive. However, this is not the only way to use the phrase; "the best way" can also be followed by of with a gerund: … From ell.stackexchange.com
PHRASE USAGE - 'MAKE THE BEST OF' OR 'MAKE THE BEST OUT OF.'
Jan 2, 2021 I though in order to survive I had to start buying cheap things, spend less and sell the unnecessary things. And I said to myself: "I have to make the best of whatever I have." I … From ell.stackexchange.com
Nov 17, 2020 "In your best interest" is more likely to be used for some action you carry out on someone's behalf. We speak about " acting in one's best interest ". "For your own good" is … From ell.stackexchange.com
WORD CHOICE - "HIS BEST-SELLER BOOK" OR "HIS BEST-SELLING BOOK ...
Jun 12, 2016 @J.R. If something is a New York Times Best Seller, the whole five word string is the adjective in use to modify book, although why book is specified is beyond me; perhaps to … From ell.stackexchange.com
"WHICH ONE IS THE BEST" VS. "WHICH ONE THE BEST IS"
May 25, 2022 "Which one is the best" is obviously a question format, so it makes sense that "which one the best is" should be the correct form. This is very good instinct, and you could … From ell.stackexchange.com
GRAMMAR - IT WAS THE BEST EVER VS IT IS THE BEST EVER? - ENGLISH ...
May 29, 2023 "It was the best ever" means either it was the best up to that point in time, and a better one may have happened since then, or it includes up to the present. So, " Michael … From ell.stackexchange.com
VALEDICTION - "WITH BEST/KIND REGARDS" VS "BEST/KIND REGARDS"
Nov 13, 2015 In Europe, it is not uncommon to receive emails with the valediction With best/kind regards, instead of the more typical and shorter Best/Kind regards. When I see a colleague of … From ell.stackexchange.com
DIFFERENCE - "WHAT WAS BEST" VS "WHAT WAS THE BEST"? - ENGLISH …
Oct 18, 2018 On the linked page, best is used as an adverb, modifying the verb knew. In that context, the phrase the best can also be used as if it were an adverb. The meaning is … From ell.stackexchange.com
ARTICLES - "IT IS BEST" VS. "IT IS THE BEST" - ENGLISH LANGUAGE ...
Jan 2, 2016 This is the best car in the garage. We use articles like the and a before nouns, like car. The word "best" is an adjective, and adjectives do not take articles by themselves. … From ell.stackexchange.com
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